Xavier Labor School Elects Advisory Board
Xavier University Labor School elected an Advisory Board including Elm er H. Kauffman Emil G Bein ecke Mike Carroll Art Hilbers Jim Sigafose Art Williams and John Woods to work with Rev Fr R T Deters. The board will plan courses arrange social activities advocate educational methods recruit new students and boost school visibility among workers. The second session runs Jan 15 to March 28 with registration closing Jan 12.
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Xavier University Labor School
Elmer H. Kauffman
Greater Cincinnati Industrial Union Council
Uve-Cio
Emil G. Beinecke
the Brewery Worker
Mike Carroll
Amalgamated Association of Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America
Art Hilbers
Cincinnati Federation of Telephone Workers
Jim Sigafoose
Art Williams
United Mine Workers
John Woods
Newspaper
Xavier Labor School Advisory Board
R. T. Deters
Xavier Labor School
Fr. Deters
Cincinnati
Norden bombsight sabotage charges tied to wartime pact
A federal grand jury indicts Carl Norden Inc and associates for conspiring to limit Norden bombsight production after Pearl Harbor. Evidence of sabotage and withholding engineering data surfaced as United Electrical workers campaign against Norden, citing labor spying and anti union stance alongside wartime contracting with Remington Rand.
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New York
Carl I. Norden Inc
Navy
Norden
United Electrical Radio & Ma
Truman Committee
Pearl Harbor
War and Navy Departments
Remington Rand Inc
John D. Corrigan
Corrigan
Norden Inc
NLRB
Rule of the Week Alcohol and Gasoline Do Not Mix
A safety column cautions against mixing alcohol with gasoline in vehicles or storage. It explains risks of reduced judgment and fire hazards, and urges responsible handling of fuels and beverages to prevent accidents and injuries.
World Labor Congress Aims for Peace Aid, Thomas Says
President R J Thomas of the United Auto Workers CIO says the World Labor Congress planned in London for February will create a new world labor federation replacing the moribund federation. He adds American labor must unite for a just peace as the war continues and after victory.
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World Labor Congress
Thomas
Washington
Pres
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers (Cio
London
World Labor Federation
Int. Federation of Trade Unions
CIO
British
Trades Union Congress
All- Union Council of Trade
Unity speech fuels call for global labor alliance
Thomas urged a new world labor group as essential to world peace after victory. He said unity among workers from freedom-loving nations guarantees genuine peace and urged cooperation with resistance forces in Europe. Accompanying him to London were Emil Rieve of the Textile Workers and Sidney Tiniman of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers.
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Thomas
Poli
Europe
Thomas Toe London
Pres
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers
Sidney Tiniman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Philadelphia Adopts Union Industry Cooperation Plan
The Philadelphia Industry Labor Postwar Job Plan launches 29 city forums in major industries to unite management and union leaders for postwar problem solving. W. B. Woodward Jr. is named to the CEO executive committee, marking the first top leadership role for labor in the CED group. Labor leaders and AFL CIO officials join the labor advisory committee, while employers debate union inclusion, now expanding to 20 forums with unions gaining a voice.
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Philadelphia Committee For Economic Development
CED
William D. Disston
Gaylor Leroy
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers
CIO
Walter P. Miller
Miller Paper Box Co
Alex Dever
Midvale Federal Labor Union
AFL
Henry H. Zeissing
Midvale Steel Co
W. B. Woodward Jr
Bro
Locomotive Firemen
Pennsylvania Lines East
Federated Pictures
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Lines
CED Labor Advisory Committee
Pres
Harry Block
Philadelphia Industrial Union Council
Joseph A. McDonough
Central Labor Union
Labor Advisory Committee
Rights Bill Plan of Negro Congressman
In November 1943 Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem Negro leader, went to Washington to urge abolition of the poll tax. A policeman ejected him after a confrontation, prompting Powell to vow this January to bid for Congress again to press rights legislation. Powell was elected November 7 with cross party support and labor backing, without opposition, during a Roosevelt surge in Harlem.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Washington
78Th Congress
Powell
79Th Congress
New York Labor Movement
Pres. Roosevelt
Leo Eed
Congressman Vows Civil Rights Bill and Firm Stand Abroad
The tall 36-year-old congressman pledges a national civil rights bill to guarantee non-discrimination and vows unwavering victory abroad and at home over fascism in all its forms. He urged supporters to wish him luck as he outlines goals for the session.
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